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An·dré (änʹdrā, ănʹdrē), John. 1751-1780.
British army officer hanged as a spy in the American Revolution for conspiring with Benedict Arnold.
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André — /ahn dray/ or, for 1, /an dree/; for 2 also Fr. /ahonn drdday /, n. 1. John, 1751 80, British major hanged as a spy by the Americans in the Revolutionary War: plotted the betrayal of West Point with Benedict Arnold. 2. a male given name, French… … Universalium
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